Newbery Buzz #7: The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies is a truly beautiful work of art, isn’t it, Megan? For readers who haven’t seen this gem yet, the book chronicles …
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Cyrus Field’s Big Dream by Mary Morton Cowan
Nobody said “No” to Cyrus Field once he got his brain around a big idea that transformed the history of communication—and history itself. Cyrus Field’s …
Newbery Buzz #6: Cardboard Kingdom
Cardboard Kingdom (Knopf, 2018) bounced to the top of the book-review radar the moment it was released, and soon after tallied an impressive 5 starred …
Missionary Biographies and Prayer: Love Your Neighbor Book Club Edition
The Biographies and Discussion Questions To start our year off for the Love Your Neighbor Book Club, everyone read a missionary biography of their …
2019 Newbery Buzz #3: Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
Janie, Hayley, and Betsy team up to (virtually) discuss Sweep by Jonathan Auxier: does it have what it takes to win a Newbery? We discuss themes, …
2019 Newbery Buzz #2: The Book of Boy
Janie: The Book of Boy is one of the more unusual middle-grade novels to appear this year. The main character is (not surprisingly) Boy, a …
10 Favorite Christian Biographies
Heaven: A Family Reunion? I don’t know what heaven will be like, but I imagine it as one big family reunion at a feast table. …
Reading Aloud to Tweens and Teens: A Guest Post about Kate Seredy’s books
Dawn Garrett joins us today to discuss reading Kate Seredy’s books aloud to her tweens and teens. For more about Dawn, see her bio below …